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Building The Navy Intranet

Posted by michael on from the banyan-vines-now-somewhat-obsolete dept.

wiredog writes "The Washington Post Business section has an article about the ongoing upgrade/integration of the US Navy's computer systems. The $6.9 billion project is the largest Federal IT project ever attempted. The mission is to get rid of, or upgrade, all the old software still in use (including, I kid you not, WordStar), do the same for all the hardware (including, I kid you not, typewriters), and link it all together. There are 100,000 different applications that have to be evaluated, and then either upgraded or replaced. I remember using WordStar. 20 years ago."

3 of 495 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Don't fix it, if it ain't broke by tibbetts · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You mean: if you get a team of longshoremen with block and tackle and prybars to push it off a table.

    Wow! In light of recent events, that really would be impossible!

    --
    :wq
  2. Re:Don't fix it, if it ain't broke by Alien+Being · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "The only way you're getting a Vax machine to crash is if you push it off a table."

    I think they resolved that problem ;-)

    Did you ever hear the story about a rep for Rolls Royce being asked if it was true that at 60MPH the loudest sound in the car was the ticking of the clock. The rep responded
    <Brit accent>
    "Yes, we must do something about that damned clock."
    </Brit accent>

  3. Re:Watch Out by gol64738 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    PC LOAD LETTER??

    what the fuck does that mean?